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M A R K E T
T R E N D S
Field Test
By Bill Krenz
TruGlo Range Rover
1-Pin Sight
here are plenty of reasons for using a
one-pin hunting sight. Chief among
those are a lack of confusion in the
heat of battle and a much clearer view of
the target.
Flying small airplanes and bowhunting
whitetail deer are alike in that they both are
often characterized by hours of boredom
punctuated by seconds of panic. When a
big buck suddenly materializes out of
nowhere and it’s time to make a quick and
accurate shot, the last thing a bowhunter
needs is a confusing forest of sight pins to
sort out. Second one down is 30 yards,
right? Or is that 40 yards? A second of
jumbled indecision can cost a trophy.
What often works better is a single
sight pin. No confusion. No indecision.
Aim and shoot.
From most whitetail stands and with
today’s best bows, a single pre-set pin will
cover at least 90 percent of all shot opportunities. Set that pin
for, say, 20 yards or
maybe 25 yards,
and the bowhunter is good
to go. Aim a
little high if he’s
out there. Aim
a tad low if he’s
closer. Dead buck.
The other huge
advantage of a single-pin sight
is the unobstructed view of the target that
such sights provide. Staring at antlers just
20 yards away through a tangle of five or
more sight pins is not nearly as much fun
as watching a big buck with a single, unobtrusive glowing pin on his chest.
All of which explains why there are lots
of one-pin hunting sights available today.
One-pins are popular.
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The circular metal aperture on the Range Rover measures a generous 1.8 inches inside and sports a glow-in-the-dark shooter’s
ring for precise peep-sight alignment. Note the removable sight
light lower right.
However, it should be noted that not all
one-pin hunting sights are created equal.
One of the best is the TruGlo Range Rover,
a sight that we recently put to the test.
The TruGlo Range Rover 1-Pin Sight
is a quality sight, designed for serious hunting and pinpoint accuracy. Everything
about it is impressive.
To begin with, every significant part of
the Range Rover is machined from solid
metal. There’s no uncertain plastic here.
Everything is tough, rugged and dependable. That’s a very good thing when your
bow bounces off a tree step as you pull that
bow up with a rope to your elevated stand.
It’s also a no-noise sight.
Almost everything else that the TruGlo
Range Rover does is based on maximizing
accuracy. It’s a very easy sight to set up and
sight in. Easy-to-follow instructions are
included. Once the Range Rover is sighted
in for a specific distance, say the typical
20-yard whitetail shot, it can then be
quick-adjusted with just one hand and
about four seconds to whatever shot
distance you want. All you need to do
is loosen one thumb screw on the
back/right of the sight, pivot the
adjustment bar up or down and
retighten the knob. That’s it. Those
adjustments, with the sight mounted
on my 70-pound bow, easily went from
10 to 60 yards, with room to spare.
The metal aperture surrounding the
Range Rover’s single pin measures 1.8
inches inside and is imprinted with a
glow-in-the-dark shooter’s ring. That
relatively large aperture delivers a clear
view while the shooter’s ring aids significantly in precise peep-sight alignment. At the bottom of the ring is a
shooter’s level. Watch that level to prevent right-left misses.
Any sight pin is only as good as its
ability to be clearly seen. TruGlo introduced fiber optics to archery way-backwhen, and the mega-bright pin on the
TruGlo Range Rover is the result of years
of refinement. It’s a sturdy metal pin that
protects the fiber, and it’s naturally powered by an extended length of TruGlo
fiber optic that is neatly wrapped five
times around the sight’s circular metal
aperture. That results in an exceptionally
bright pin. Furthermore, if that’s not
bright enough for you, the Range Rover
comes equipped with a removable
sight light. Twist on that batterypowered sight light, and it boosts the single pin’s brightness factor remarkably,
making the pin highly visible in even the
dimmest hunting conditions.
In addition, the Range Rover can
be ordered with either .029 or .019
diameter fiber optic. My eyes like the
comforting blip of the .029 fiber. And
if you want an even more sophisticated
sight pin, you can opt for the Range
Rover fitted with a TruGlo TFO Pin.
That’s a tritium/fiber-optic pin that
artfully blends tritium and fiber-optic
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technology. The tritium in the sight
naturally glows, and that makes the
sight pin glow even in complete darkness. It’s a non-electric alternative to a
battery-driven sight light.
If you haven’t actually seen or handled a TruGlo Range Rover 1-Pin
Sight, then imagine a hunting sight
that’s bombproof, trim, light in weight,
easily adjustable for shot distance and
features a single pin that’s mega-bright,
tough and wonderfully reassuring when
the bowhunting pressure is on.
For more information, Circle
#138, log onto truglo.com or
call TruGlo at (888) 887-8456.
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